Customer Reviews

Globe 7732001 Home Appliance Six-Outlet Swivel Surge Tap

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This was just what I needed to avoid having cords and a giant power strip on the floor, while having enough outlets to plug in my laptop, floor lamp, massage chair, etc. The only negative I have with it is that it is designed to use both top and bottom outlets, with plastic prongs inserting into the top outlet for stability. The stability is good, but my wall switch was on the top outlet so I have to get them re-wired for this outlet strip to work on the switch as I had wanted.

I recently ordered 3 of these to have available. One of my daughters just move into a typical apt. in Manhattan with a kitchen the size of a tiny bathroom. Needing outlets, she was thrilled when I sent her one of these. Just the other day I had to have my cable box replaced. The new one needed an outlet where I didn't have any more that could handle a transformer-type plug. I reached for my second device and, presto, all was well. It takes up so little space and can handle multiple transformer plugs which is necessary these days. Even the cable guy was impressed and asked where I purchased it and you have to assume he has seen them all. The price at Amazon is excellent by the way.

I purchased two of these Swivel Surge Taps for my home for outlet extensions and they're great. The only problem I've had so far is that they do tend to lean forward a bit, and even the smallest tug from whatever's plugged into the socket can cause the entire unit to become unplugged. This could have been resolved by a simple long screw into the outlet itself, but that's not an option unfortunately.

Barring accidental disconnection, this is a pretty neat product, and I would buy it again.

We bought one of these, and then got 6 more. They have the highest protection with high equipment insurance. They are plugged in all over the house, where there is a TV or Computer, etc.

Good idea, but useless. As soon as you actually plug anything into it, the device leans forward away from the wall and loses connectivity with the outlet!

Love the concept of this product. It is much better than the traditional surge protector because it keeps it up off the floor. It is a little top heavy but would recommend to others.

It plugs into both your plugs. The bottom prong is a single piece of plastic for stability. The bottom prong can be broken, it will still work but may fall out. Otherwise works great.

one cannot fix the lean. Once you plug something in, the entire outlet leans away from the wall. I've had mine just over one year and now the plastic "support" prong has broken off. I would love to contact the manufacturer, but I can't find it on the internet. If someone knows how to contact them, please post it.

I purchased this primarily to handle multiple wall-warts which do not normally fit well with conventional six-out taps. To that end, it works pretty well. I can fit 4 wall warts without much issue but as is obvious from the picture, the center outlets still get covered. I thought the swivel effect may help aid with the wall wart issue, but it really wasn't necessary for my purpose. The separation provided between the two swivels is more than enough room for the wall warts to sit side by side without interference.

Generally, I'm happy but there is one minor issue. In the back, the bottom part contains a regular electrical plug that you plug into the outlet. The top area, where the 2nd outlet would be, is a single plastic stick to plug into the ground of the top outlet for stability. The primary issue is stability. The device is currently holding on the wall with a couple of wall warts, but it doesn't seem particularly stable. Putting the outlet on top, or plastic pieces for the whole top outlet rather than just the ground would probably make it more stable.

The Globe surge protector worked as promised. Saved one computer, two printers, and one cordless telephone charger. Of course, it's fried and needs to be replaced. The only change to the Globe would be to invert the plugs. The ground plug hole should be located on the top and the plug on the back of the unit should be plugged into the top plug of a dual outlet to provide stability since it does fall out of the wall outlet with the current design.